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Career Guidance Skills assisting and caring S3.6 - providing general personal care S3.6.2 - assisting with personal needs Apply person-centred care
Description
Treat individuals as partners in planning, developing and assessing care, to make sure it is appropriate for their needs. Put them and their caregivers at the heart of all decisions.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 50 occupations
- Optional in 5 occupations
- Total: 55 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Legal guardianLegal guardians legally assist and support minor children, mentally disabled persons or incapacitated older adults in their personal life. They can manage their property, help with…
- Child care social workerChild care social workers provide social services to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximize family's well-…
- Consultant social workerConsultant social workers deliver high quality social work services by contributing to the development and improvement of social work and social care practice. They contribute to p…
- Specialist nurseSpecialist nurses promote and restore people's health, and diagnose and care within a specific branch of the nursing field. Examples of such specialist nursing jobs include but are…
- Foster care support workerFoster care support workers assist and support mentally or physically abused children to be legally separated from their parents. They help them to recover by placing them in appro…
- Child welfare workerChild welfare workers provide early intervention and support to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximise the…
- Advanced nurse practitionerAdvanced nurse practitioners are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health, providing diagnosis and care in advanced settings, coordinating care within areas of chronic…
- Social work practice educatorSocial work practice educators teach, supervise and assess social work students prior, during and after they have obtained their degree. They contribute to their placement and have…
- Gerontology social workerGerontology social workers provide assistance to elderly individuals and their families helping them to cope with their biopsychosocial needs. They help connecting the elderly with…
- Child day care workerChild day care workers provide social services to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximise family's well-bei…
- ChiropractorChiropractors are responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders related to the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general heal…
- Social workerSocial workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individ…
- Youth offending team workerYouth offending team workers support young offenders by preventing them from reoffending, counselling them for behavioural changes, referring them to agencies that provide housing,…
- Family support workerFamily support workers provide emotional and practical help and advice to families that go through difficulties such as addictions, disabilities, sickness, imprisoned parents, mari…
- Residential childcare workerResidential childcare workers counsel and support children who have physical or mental disabilities. They monitor their progress and provide them with care in a positive living env…
- Housing support workerHousing support workers provide support and assistance to elderly, people with a physical impairment or learning disability, homeless people, ex-drug addicts, ex-alcohol addicts or…
- Social work assistantSocial work assistants are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with…
- Residential home older adult care workerResidential home older adult care workers counsel and support the elderly who have physical or mental disabilities. They monitor their progress and provide them with care in a posi…
- Child care coordinatorChild care coordinators organise child care services, activities and events after the school hours and during school hoildays. They assist in the development of children by impleme…
- Mental health support workerMental health support workers assist and provide treatment to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on personalised cases and monitor their clients…
- Residential home young people care workerResidential home young people care workers provide assistance and support to young people who face complex emotional needs expressed in challenging behaviours. They support young …
- Clinical social workerClinical social workers provide therapy, counselling, and intervention services to clients. They treat clients with personal struggles, namely mental illness, addiction, and abuse,…
- Homelessness workerHomelessness workers provide on-the-spot assistance, counselling and advice to people who have housing problems or live on the streets. They present them with services available to…
- Hospital social workerHospital social workers provide counselling to patients and their families helping them to better cope with the illness, the emotions surrounding diagnosis, and with social and fin…
- Crisis situation social workerCrisis situation social workers provide emergency support and assistance to persons with physical or mental disorders by addressing their distress, impairment, and instability. The…
- Residential home adult care workerResidential home adult care workers counsel and support vulnerable adults with physical or mental disabilities or addiction issues. They monitor their progress and provide them wit…
- Community care case workerCommunity care case workers perform assessment and care management. They organise domiciliary services to support vulnerable adults who are living with physical impairment or conva…
- Nurse assistantHealthcare assistants work in teams of nurses within the occupational fields of nursing, social care, clinical care and care of people of all age-groups. Healthcare assistants assi…
- Nurse responsible for general careA nurse responsible for general care is a health care professional qualified to practise nursing both individually and in cooperation with others. Nurses responsible for general ca…
- Social care workerSocial care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolesc…
- Specialist pharmacistSpecialist pharmacists provide specialist services for companies in the pharmacy industry and in hospital pharmacies. The role of the specialist pharmacist varies throug…
- Victim support officerVictim support officers provide assistance and counselling to people who were victim of or have witnessed crimes such as sexual assault, domestic abuse or anti-social behaviour. Th…
- Social work lecturerSocial work lecturers are professionals who exercise dual roles, on one hand they practice the academic discipline that provides social services, such as counselling, therapy or ad…
- Family social workerFamily social workers provide emotional and practical help and advice to families that go through difficulties such as addictions, disabilities, sickness, imprisoned parents, marit…
- Military welfare workerMilitary welfare workers assist families in coping with the deployment in the military of a family member by supporting them through the adjustment process of leaving and returning…
- Criminal justice social workerCriminal justice social workers tackle criminal behaviour and reduce risk of reoffending by promoting and establishing programs to prevent crime within communities. They assist in …
- Disability support workerDisability support workers provide personal assistance and support to individuals of all ages with disability conditions, either intellectual or physical disabilities. They work wi…
- OsteopathAn osteopath is an individual who has completed an appropriate education in osteopathy and continues to demonstrate the required standards. (example: CEN Standard) Osteopaths provi…
- Mental health social workerMental health social workers assist and provide counselling to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on providing personalised support to cases and…
- Migrant social workerMigrant social workers provide advice to migrants in order to guide them through the necessary steps of integration, namely living and working in a foreign country. They explain el…
- Social work supervisorSocial work supervisors manage social work cases by investigating alleged neglect or abuse cases. They make family dynamics assessment and provide assistance to sick people or with…
- Youth workerYouth workers assist and counsel young people helping them to reach their full potential by facilitating their personal, social and educational growth. They are also involved in ma…
- Palliative care social workerPalliative care social workers provide assistance and counselling to patients with a chronic or a terminal disease and their families with the practical arrangements. They arrange …
- Employment support workerEmployment support workers provide assistance to people with difficulties to find a job and long-term unemployed people. They provide guidance in the creation CVs, searching for jo…
- Adult community care workerAdult community care workers perform assessment and care management of communities of adults who live with physical impairments or convalescing states. They aim to improve their li…
- Community social workerCommunity social workers help people in disadvantage or excluded from society to change their situation and handle their integration problems. They work with communities focusing o…
- Substance misuse workerSubstance misuse workers provide assistance and counselling to people with substance abuse problems. They monitor their progress, advocate for them, and performe crisis interventio…
- Rehabilitation support workerRehabilitation support workers provide counselling to individuals dealing with birth defects or with major consequences caused by diseases, accidents, and burnouts. They help them …
- Social pedagogueSocial pedagogues provide care, support, and education to children and young persons with different backgrounds or capabilities. They develop educational processes for young person…
- Community development social workerCommunity development social workers support individuals, families, and groups in socially or financially deprived areas. They provide leadership and bring local people together to…
Optional for
- Education welfare officerEducation welfare officers address the social and psychological well-being of students. They counsel students concerning their personal issues that affect their school behaviour, p…
- Learning mentorLearning mentors support underperforming students both inside and outside of the classroom in order to increase their academic success. They assist students experiencing (multiple)…
- Social services managerSocial services managers have the responsibility for strategic and operational leadership and management of staff teams and resources within and or across social services. They are…
- Elderly home managerElderly home managers oversee, plan, organise and evaluate the provision of elderly care services for people who are in need of these services due to the effects of ageing.…
- Child day care centre managerChild day care centre managers provide social services to children and their families. They supervise and support child care workers and manage the childcare facilities. Child day …
Related skills
- Person centred care
- Listen actively
- Promote inclusion
- Accept own accountability
- Legal requirements in the social sector
- Apply quality standards in social services
- Communicate with social service users
- Maintain records of work with service users
- Follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- Manage social crisis
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Apply holistic approach within social services
- Deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
Last updated on February 18, 2026
